Lingerie, Empowerment and Body Confidence

As most of you should know by now I'm a massive lover of lingerie, often sharing my favourite sets and brands with you all as I find lingerie so empowering. A woman in lingerie doesn't equal being sexual nor is it's sole purpose to be for another's pleasure. It's a functioning item we wear daily and we deserve for it to be something we love to wear. I adore it as much as clothes and makeup, even though it's not necessarily seen, it's about feeling comfortable and confident about yourself. It really can completely change your attitude and self confidence knowing you have a beautiful matching set on underneath your clothes.

Wardrobe essentials for a city break

When going away I always plan ahead for what I'll wear each day. Making sure everything is tried on prior, checking it works as an outfit, so I'll feel confident and put together at all times. This will prevent from unnecessary overpacking (and leave space for shopping and souvenirs on your return home). With this time saved you'll have more time to explore and have fun!

Wear those killer heels..

Don't know about you, but I love the whole process of getting ready for a night out. From deciding what clothes to wear, which bag to take out, playing around with my hair/makeup and then finding the perfect heels to complete the whole look. Sometimes I do go out in flat shoes, I guess it depends on who I'm going out with or the venue we're going out to. But there are most definitely times I want to strut my stuff, I don't know, there's just a different way you walk when you're in heels isn't there.

And even before going out, I love the build up of excitement up to the night. Deciding whether to buy a new dress, top or heels, asking everyone what they'll be wearing too. There's something so nice to treating yourself to a new pair of heels, I tend to splurge more on shoes than clothes even though I already have far too many, but it cannot be helped and nights out are the perfect time to wear them!

Summer outfits + WIN a trip to Ibiza pool party!

Even in Summer I've been known to wear all black, but I think I can be let off with my choice of items. The shirt is light weight and verging on sheer, layered over a statement bralet and chain harness to toughen up the look. The shorts are short without being too bootay, they are playful with the tassels which make you want to dance around and make them swoosh!

Morning raving with Clinique #ImIn

Yesterday I was up bright and early for a surprise challenge with Clinique! I had no idea what was in store for me other than it was a fitness event. Chloe and I were filmed on route to the destination at 5:30am when it was still pitch black and given a bunch of clues along with an envelope revealing we'd be "hitting the dance floor before breakfast". We looked at each other in disbelief whilst laughing, who on earth goes dancing at this time in the morning!? We applied Clinique's Pep Start eye cream to wake us up and get us ready for what was in store. Once filming bits and bobs was completed we arrived to the Day Breaker event at 7am, getting in line with a bunch of strangers all dressed in fitness gear, looking very excited for what was about to happen.

Lingerie

For me, lingerie is up there with one of my other favourite things, jewellery. I'm fussy and usually I tend to like something a little different, often a little fancy.

The Fifth - Hide Out

The Fifth has launched their new collection called "Hide Out", here I'm styling 4 pieces which are now available at Urban Outfitters. An Australian brand I've loved for their minimal and clean cut pieces for several years now. Their items are so effortless and chic, staples for any wardrobe and easily dressed up or down.

H&M Denim - A look at 3 new styles

So usually if you spot me in denim jeans, they'll be high waisted and super skinny, well it's nice to break things up now and again right? Well yes there is still one pair which are skinny, I just couldn't help myself! For these three jeans I opted for different vibes to the styling, relaxed, retro and chic. Let me talk you through them below.

Urban Lights

 

Sunglasses / Quay Australia

Dress / Cheap Monday, similar here

Belt / Topshop

Trainers / Nike

Rings / Bloody Mary Metal, The Rogue & Wolf & Dominique Lucas

Photos by Yanin

Originally we ventured to the Urban Lights one evening after I tried my first Korean BBQ (which is amazing I might add), it was full of people and the atmosphere was electric.. sorry I just had to. I'd seen it in people's vlogs on YouTube and I'd always wanted to check it out for myself! 

Got this snap of me there that night, but I knew I wanted to return during the day to get an outfit shot. 

Luckily when we went there was no one there in the day! I thought this classic outfit would be set off well against the starkness of the lights. I love the mix of chic style from the dress and my hair up paired with the casual yet clean look of the trainers. Since I got those Nikes I wear them SO MUCH! At first I wasn't sure what they'd go with, but they are so easy to style!

Are you into styling up trainers this season?

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Nasty Gals Do it Better

If you follow me on my social platforms you'd of seen that whilst in LA Yanin and I got to visit the Nasty Gal HQ! It was a little quiet around that time as Coachella happened and so a few staff had taken the wise choice of booking some holiday to recover aha. We were shown around the offices and gifted a whole new outfit!

A Room With A View

So this room hey! We luckily were able to stay with friends whilst being in LA, Natalie and Grace kindly opened up their home and let us stay in their lounge. As soon as I entered their place and saw those windows I just knew I had to get an outfit shot there! Such beautiful floor to ceiling windows wrapping right round their apartment meant the whole place had the most beautiful light. You could even see the Hollywood sign!

Sunny Suburbia

After coffee we ventured a short walk from Melrose and headed down a quiet street. A spontaneous shoot in the middle of the road, as you do! The dappled light shone through the trees, skimming the sequinned top to cast a rainbow of colours across my arms. As the top is quite a bold piece and well, doesn't have much to it, I went for a plane maxi skirt with a split down the leg, showing off nicely the buckled boots I wore too.

Down Melrose

 Oh hai Paul Smith's pink wall! When we rocked up to shoot here, others were just leaving and more were arriving to also shoot. Quite a popular place and I can see why! Love it's pop of colour, I think it compliments my hair and Miu Miu sunglasses well. 

LA Paradise

So if you do not follow my social media, you may not know that I'm currently in LA! Yesterday we had a little impromptu shoot at the roof top pool in the beautiful evening sun.

Coloured hair, don't care

Well we couldn't just do only the one shoot together, if you missed the last shoot, you can see it here.

Armed with my photographer friend Oscar, we roamed around different locations, strutted, posed and laughed together. It felt so relaxed and was a lot of fun, I haven't shot that many times in a group of people, but I felt it made it easier as there were others to interact with. Sometimes when it's just me posing around I'm at a loss with what to do! You can check out my singular outfit shots here.

Which you are your favourite shots?

The gang: Kayla Hadlington, Hannah Louise Farrington, Zoe London, Amy Valentine, Leanne Woodfull.

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Studded chic

Rewind a few weeks back to day 2 of London Fashion week, a quieter day for me, checking out lots of jewellery and meeting some designers, my jewellery game was strong that day to reflect this!

The Midnight Hangout

So you're in a cool hotel in London with a load of your mates, so of course you get pizza and have an impromptu photoshoot! A big thanks to Boohoo for putting us up in the Citizen M hotel and kitting us out for Saturday day and night! Seriously, look at the size of that bed!

Double Denim - LFW day 1

Following on from an already crazy week with the heaviest suitcase (which had the world's shortest handle, why would someone do that?!), I'd been filming lots of outfits in London for an upcoming project, which I can share with you soon eeep! 

Blazer Cape

 Blazer c/o / Missguided

Top & Riding Pants / American Apparel

Boots c/o / Stradivarius

Michael Kors Bag c/o / Daniel Footwear

Lipstick / Lime Crime "Poisonberry"

Owl ring / Dominique Lucas

Other rings / Kasun London

Nail Varnish / Revlon "Grey Suede" 

Whilst on the hunt for a white suit (you may already know I've been on the hunt for one if you follow me on twitter, I'm not sure how practical one is, but they look amazing, well in my opinion) I found this blazer come cape on Missguided. I fell in love with this unique design, I love the padded shoulders for the ultimate power woman look. It's beautifully tailored and structured without being too formal.

As my hair is currently pink, I had to wear this beautiful pastel green shade, it's kinda my thing to do when pink! I felt I needed a pop of colour as the past few months I've been a bit lacking in that department.

Wearing my trusty American Apparel riding pants with black boots for the illusion of legs for days.

In love with my new Kasun London ring, I feel my ring game is strong!

What are your thoughts on this blazer come cape?

 Photos by Oscar May.

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